Cap senior FM food

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the New Jersey Department of Health $836,289 on October 1, 2025, under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.576) to provide low-income seniors with benefits exchangeable for fresh, nutritious, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs. The award period runs through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in New Jersey. The program operates on the basis of formula-based funding to state agencies, with grant payments made by letter of credit and covered by a federal-state agreement and state plan of operations. The New Jersey Department of Health, as the state agency recipient, administers the benefit issuance and outlet authorization, maintaining records in compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 and USDA implementing regulations. This is a project grant assistance type.